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<h1>Miscellaneous Questions</h1>
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<ul>
<li><a href="faq3.html#lists1a">Where can I find the GPS coordinates of the
NE Hundred Highest summits?</a></li>
<li><a href="faq3.html#camping">Where can I find information about roadside
campgrounds?</a></li>
<li><a href="faq3.html#lodging">Where can I find information about lodging
and dining?</a></li>
<li><a href="faq3.html#transit">Can I get around the mountains without a
car?</a></li>
<li><a href="faq3.html#sun">At what time does the sun rise and set?</a></li>
<li><a href="faq3.html#dst">When does daylight time begin and end?</a></li>
<li><a href="faq3.html#closures">When do the Forest Service Roads (such as
Tripoli Road and the Gale River Loop) close for the winter and
reopen in the spring</a></li>
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<p><a name="lists1a" id="lists1a"></a><b>Q</b>. Where can I find
the GPS coordinates of the NE Hundred Highest summits?</p>
<p><b>A</b>. Thanks to SherpaKroto (a frequent contributor to the
<a href="general2.html#Communities">online discussion groups</a>) I
have an <a href="xcel/GPS.xls">Excel spreadsheet</a> showing the
Lat/Long of the summits. Some were recorded on the summit, others
come from various cartographic resources. I have not checked them
and make no claim that they are correct. One poster on the feedback
BB claims that he has found an
<a href="http://www.voy.com/76694/101.html">error</a>.</p>
<p><a name="camping" id="camping"></a><b>Q.</b> Where can I find
information about roadside campgrounds?</p>
<p><b>A.</b>There are a variety of sources of information for
commercial, state and federal campgrounds in New England:</p>
<ul>
<li>For WMNF campgrounds see:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/recreation/camping/">
Official WMNF Campgrounds site</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.reserveusa.com/">National Recreation
Reservation Service</a> For online reservations at USFS
campgrounds.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>For state parks try:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.state.me.us/doc/parks/">Maine State
Parks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.BaxterStateParkAuthority.com">Official Site
for Baxter State Park</a>, and another site for
<a href="http://www.katahdinoutdoors.com/bsp/menu.html">Baxter
State Park</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nhstateparks.com">New Hampshire State
Parks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.vtstateparks.com/">Vermont State
Parks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mass.gov/dem/recreate/camping.htm">Mass
State Parks and Forests</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/camping/index.htm">Connecticut
State Parks and Forests</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>For commercial campgrounds try:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.campnca.com/">Northeast Campground
Association</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ucampnh.com/">NH Campgrounds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.campmaine.com/home.php">Maine Camping
Guide</a></li>
</ul></li>
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<li>While not a campground, I will mention
<a href="http://www.wonalancetcabin.biz/">Wonalancet Cabin</a>
here. It is a rustic building near Tamworth, NH, that is available
to groups or families on an exclusive use basis.</li>
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</ul>
<a name="lodging" id="lodging"></a><b>Q.</b>Where can I find
information on lodging and dining?
<p><b>A.</b>There are an enormous number of web sites that have
various lists of lodging and dining establishments. Right now I am
only listing the official state sites, I may add others later.</p>
<ul>
<li>For NH the state has a
<a href="http://www.visitnh.gov">guide</a> that covers many lodging
and dining establishments (not all).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.1-800-vermont.com/">Vermont Life Online</a>
listing of lodging and dining establishments.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.maine.gov/portal/visiting/">Maine
Lodging</a>.</li>
<li>For a hiker's view on eating establishments in the White
Mountains see Shamus' posting entitled
<a href="http://appalachia.outdoors.org/bbs/messageview.cfm?catid=3&threadid=293">
Food Dump</a> on the AMC BB.</li>
</ul>
<p><a name="transit" id="transit"></a><b>Q.</b> Can I get around
the mountains without a car?</p>
<p><b>A.</b> Public transit does exist in the mountains, but you
must understand who it is designed for. It is designed for the
person who lives in the mountains, has a car, and wants to travel
without the car. It assumes that the passenger will get a ride from
home to the bus stop and back. That makes it <i>much</i> less
useful to hikers, who will be dropped off at some distance from
trailheads. The main bus line connecting the Boston area to the White
Mountains is <a href="http://www.concordcoachlines.com/">Concord Coach
Lines</a>.</p>
<p>Within the White Mountains the AMC runs a
<a href="http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/lodging-shuttle.cfm">shuttle
service</a>. This is designed for hikers planning a trip to two or
more huts with only one car, and the times of the shuttle are
designed for the convenience of hikers going to the huts in the
morning, or returning from them in the afternoon. Since none of the
huts are very far from the road, the morning shuttle does not leave
very early, and the afternoon shuttle does not run very late. The
good news is that the driver will usually stop at unscheduled
trailheads that are on the shuttle route.</p>
<p>Starting in 2011 the AMC Shuttle connects to the Concord Coach
Lines in Lincoln and North Conway: <a
href="http://www.outdoors.org/about/newsroom/press/2011/new-stops-on-hiker-shuttle.cfm">AMC
Hiker Shuttle Connects with Concord Coach Lines Stops in Lincoln and
North Conway</a>.</p>
<p>A more expensive service, but one that will take you where you want
when you want, is the <a
href="http://www.shuttleconnection.com/index.php">Shuttle
Connection</a>, which operates out of Lincoln.</p>
<p><a name="sun" id="sun"></a><b>Q.</b>At what time does the sun
rise and set?</p>
<p><b>A.</b>The <a href="http://aa.usno.navy.mil/">USNO Astronomical
Applications</a> Department has many calculators that will give you
about any information you want. I have extracted from it a table for
<a href="sun_nh_2001.html">Sunrise and Sunset in NH</a> (North
Conway). There is also a downloadable <a
href="http://www.sunrisesunset.com/sun.html">sunrise and sunset
calculator</a> available.</p>
<p><a name="dst" id="dst"></a><b>Q.</b>When Does Daylight Savings
Time Begin and End?</p>
<p><b>A</b>.According to the
<a href="http://aa.usno.navy.mil/">USNO Astronomical
Applications</a> Department:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Daylight time begins in the United States on the first Sunday in
April and ends on the last Sunday in October. On the first Sunday in
April, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time,
which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the last Sunday in
October, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight
time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time. These dates were
recently modified with the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 (2005). Starting in March 2007,
daylight time in the United States will begin on the second Sunday in
March and end on the first Sunday in November.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a name="closures" id="closures"></a><b>Q.</b> When do the
Forest Service Roads (such as Tripoli Road and the Gale River Loop)
close for the winter and reopen in the spring?</p>
<p><b>A.</b> The exact timing depends on conditions. The Forest Service has a <a
href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/conditions/roads_status.php">Forest
Road Status</a> page on their web site,which is updated fairly regularly.</p>
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<B>Q.</B> Where can I find information about swimming holes?
<br /><br /><B>A</B>. There is a web site which discusses <A
HREF="http://www.swimmingholes.org/index.html">swimming holes in the
East</A>, it has one page devoted to <A HREF =
"http://www.swimmingholes.org/nh.html">NH swimming holes</A>.
<br /><br />
<B>Q.</B>Say something about Western Mass/CT?
<br />
<B>A.</B>Here are some links:
<UL>
<LI><a href="http://www.nynjtc.org/store/member/itm00023.htm">South Taconic Trails</a>
<LI>
<a href="http://people.ne.mediaone.net/hiker6/index.html">Metacomet/Monadonock</a>
<LI> <A HREF="http://www.ctwoodlands.org/">The Connecticut Forest and
Park Association (CFPA)</A>
<LI> <P><a href="http://www.crocker.com/~vhoyt/riga.html">Riga Plateau</a>
</UL>
<B>Q.</B>Say something about Monadonock?
<br />
<B>A.</B><A HREF="http://www.qcc.mass.edu/brink/qcc/monadtr.html">Hiking Trails on Mt. Monadnock </A>
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